The Kardashians' Star Has Begun to Fade. Is It on Purpose?
undesirable aspects of our shared culture as well. The ambient and all-pervasive hunger for ever-more-fleeting relevance; the disposability with which we treat people who mess up;
Naomi Klein • Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World
“Over time, critics and historians will play a larger role in deciding whose fame endures. Commercial factors will have less impact,”
Chuck Klosterman • But What If We're Wrong?: Thinking About the Present As If It Were the Past
The technology of TikTok might be new, but the shift itself has precedence. The history of celebrity gossip is the history of the power of meaning-making pinballing between 1) the studios that create star vehicles; 2) the publications that collaborate closely with the studios to promote those vehicles; 3) the scandal/gossip publications and paparaz... See more